Sri Lanka welcomes EU decision to lift ban on fish products
Sri Lanka has welcomed a European Union decision to remove it from a list of countries that fail to control illegal and unregulated fishing, ending a ban on imports of fish caught by Sri Lanka-flagged vessels.
Jun 17, 2016, 16:18 PM IST
Chinese-built finance district in Colombo port city: Lanka PM
China will build a business and finance district within the planned Colombo port city on a strip of reclaimed sea land, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said here today.
Apr 10, 2016, 18:30 PM IST
Indian concerns over Colombo port city project addressed: Sri Lanka
Ruling out chances of India-China clash to gain control of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Saturday said his government has addressed New Delhi's security concerns over the newly- modified USD 1.5 billion Colombo Port City project.
Apr 09, 2016, 16:16 PM IST
Third nationwide power failure hits Sri Lanka
The first power failure was reported in September 2015 due to a technical fault at the CEB, followed by another one on February 25.
Mar 13, 2016, 17:37 PM IST
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks probe into `missing` wartime gold
Sri Lanka`s prime minister on Wednesday called for a probe into the whereabouts of vast quantities of gold held by the army, years after it was recovered from the island`s former warzone.
Mar 09, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
Sri Lanka under massive debt burden: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today blamed the previous Mahinda Rajapaksa regime for leaving behind a massive rupees 9.5 trillion debt burden on the country.
Mar 08, 2016, 17:26 PM IST
Sri Lanka fires security boss for harassing lovers
The move came after a couple posted video of the guards on social media and is a marked change from the former government.
Mar 07, 2016, 11:45 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj calls on Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe here on Friday, the first day of her two-day visit to this island nation.
Feb 05, 2016, 15:35 PM IST
Govt ready to devolve power to Tamils: Lankan PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday said his government was ready to devolve power to minority Tamils under a new Constitution.
Jan 16, 2016, 00:35 AM IST
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena vows to resettle displaced Tamils within 6 months
Moved by the plight of Tamils displaced during the three-decade-long civil war, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has promised to set up a special task force to resettle them within six months.
Dec 21, 2015, 13:12 PM IST
Sri Lanka desires strong defence ties with China, India
The military crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009 after 30 years of war which killed thousands on both sides.
Dec 20, 2015, 17:37 PM IST
Lanka calls for new maritime security arrangements for IOR
Sri Lanka is wiling to take the lead in forming a multilateral forum with UN support to ensure the maritime security of the Indian Ocean.
Nov 24, 2015, 01:04 AM IST
Sri Lanka govt faces threat of split over 'floating armoury'
Sri Lanka's ruling coalition is facing the first major threat of a split as two key ministers threatened to take "decisive political action" if their Cabinet colleague was not sacked, following his defence of a controversial 'floating armoury' scandal.
Nov 06, 2015, 21:20 PM IST
Sri Lanka President calls all-party meet on UN resolution
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called an all-party meeting to discuss the latest UNHRC resolution over the alleged rights abuses committed during the 26-year-old civil war with the Tamil Tigers.
Oct 22, 2015, 16:11 PM IST
Ships including submarines from all countries can visit Sri Lanka, will inform neighbours: Wickremesinghe
Sri Lanka will allow future submarine visits by China provided they are not too frequent, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said underlining that the mistrust with India in the past could have been avoided if it had been kept in the picture about the dockings.
Oct 18, 2015, 18:49 PM IST
Sri Lankan PM calls on President Mukherjee
Sri Lanka`s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, called on President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Sep 16, 2015, 13:58 PM IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe for enhanced ties with India
On his first visit here after becoming Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe today pitched for "very close" ties with India with focus on enhancing cooperation in the fields of trade, investment and maritime security in Indian Ocean.
Sep 15, 2015, 22:51 PM IST
Sri Lanka hopes to set terms of economic pact with India by year end
Sri Lanka hopes to hammer out an economic partnership deal with India this year, its prime minister said on Tuesday, seeking to strengthen the Indian Ocean island's ties with its big neighbour and reduce its dependency on Chinese investment.
Sep 15, 2015, 18:50 PM IST
Peace, stability in the region key to India, Sri Lanka's success: PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for support towards India-Sri Lanka relations.
Sep 15, 2015, 13:24 PM IST
Sri Lankan PM to meet Narendra Modi today, fishermen issue expected to be on agenda
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to meet PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 07:10 AM IST
